Share of cereals allocated to human food in Macao
Macao: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 97.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Macao, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 97.9% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1979.
Macao ranks 16th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.8% | — |
| 1962 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 90.9% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 93.3% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 96.7% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 93.3% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 96.6% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 90.6% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 88.6% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 91.4% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 81.6% | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 84.6% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 89.7% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 87.5% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 89.7% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 94.7% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 97.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 2.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 97.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.4% | 89.7% | 93.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 92.6% | 81.6% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.4% | 84.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 83.6% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Macao?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Macao was 97.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1979.
- How does Macao rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Macao ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.